NIU to move memorial to slain students

September 29, 2008

Northern Illinois University has decided to move a temporary memorial to students killed in a February campus shooting to make it more accessible for those wanting to pay respects.

Members of the NIU faculty say the memorial will be moved by mid-October from Altgeld Hall to the Holmes Student Center on the Dekalb campus. The memorial includes a video, a flag flown at the Pentagon in the school's honor, archived items and letters of support.

Former student Steven Kazmierczak opened fire in NIU's Cole Hall on Feb. 14, killing five students and injuring more than a dozen others before fatally shooting himself.

The Northern Illinois University Memorial Committee has been created to plan a permanent memorial.